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And how it isn\u2019t just the famous who have interesting stories to tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The single precedes her upcoming solo debut album, <em>Prima<\/em>, which is scheduled for release this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Madonna on the Wall<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AD\u00c9LA - Ain&#039;t In LA\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0ijm2Xui5N8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The opening verse begins with siblings sharing a bedroom, wearing hand-me-down clothes and idolizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/the-meaning-behind-music-by-madonna-and-the-material-girls-mission-statement\/\">American superstars<\/a> immortalized on posters on the wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>She shares a room with her younger brother,<br>Clothes secondhand from her best friend\u2019s mother.<br>Cut \u2019em all up, yeah, she got her own style,<br>Madonna on the wall next to Destiny\u2019s Child<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ad\u00e9la sings about a young girl who\u2019s convinced she can\u2019t reach her dreams if she stays where she was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>And she\u2019s all that,<br>\u2019Cause she knows she\u2019s beautiful.<br>And she\u2019s taught that,<br>Her dreams don\u2019t live at home<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As vibrant and alluring as Los Angeles may be, Ad\u00e9la\u2019s hook describes the people who never make it far from home. 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